I have the same shock. It is indeed threaded on very tightly. Here's what I did since I don't have a vise: I used an adjustable wrench on the eyelet end. (It didn't mar up the finish). Place the wrench on the ground and step on it with your foot. Put all your weight on the wrench to keep it from moving. Then grip the shock body tight as you can. I wrapped old inner tube around it for better grip. Turn like heck. It worked for me. Good luck.